# NousResearch/hermes-agent · malformed custom_providers corrupts provider config view

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where non-list values in custom_providers silently wipe the merged provider list, causing the desktop to show 0 endpoints and dropping v12+ provider entries. Related fixes address config validation to reject type mismatches and preserve provider state when legacy values are malformed.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #114809. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #114809 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-114809`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #114605: \[Bug\]: non-list custom_providers silently wipes the merged provider view — desktop reads "0 endpoints", v12+ providers entries dropped

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#114809: fix(config): malformed custom_providers no longer empties the providers view; config set refuses type mismatches; nested aliases keep key_env (#114605, #114471, salvage #45730, #109834)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `hermes_cli/config.py`, `hermes_cli/config_providers.py`, `hermes_cli/model_switch.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_config.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_config_set_list_values.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_model_alias_credentials.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_set_config_value.py`, `website/docs/reference/cli-commands.md`
- **#114608: fix(config): preserve v12 providers after malformed legacy value**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#45730`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #114809 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-18`.